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开小差

/ kāixiǎochāi /
Strokes

Definition

to be absent-minded/to desert/to abscond from the army/absent without leave (AWOL)

Example

As a Verb

(of a soldier) desert

1
Yǒuxiē
有些
shìbīng
士兵
zài
zhànzhēng
战争
zhōng
kāixiǎochāi
开小差
  

Some soldiers deserted in the combat.

As a Verb

be absent-minded; be woolgathering

2
Gāng
shàng
上课
jiù
kāishǐ
开始
kāixiǎochāi
开小差
le
  

His mind wandered soon after the class began.

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